Anticreeper.



- www@ P. W. MOUSE. ANTICREEPER. APPLICATloN F1LEDMAR.29.1915.

Patented May. 14,1916.

-the following is a which said :intl-Creeper mav PHILU? 'W'. MOOR-E, O3?

EVNSTON, XLLINOS, ASSIGNOR T0 THE It M. G0., GEF HG,

ELLNQIS, A COBPDP lGN OF ILLNOISy enrrcannrnn.

- Application led. Merch 29, 1915.

To all whom t may Concern:

Be it linown that l, Pintar W. Moons, a citizen ol.l the'United States, residing at Evanston, in the county of Coeli and State of illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Anticreepers, of which full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanving drawing, -forming a part of this specilication.

My invention relates to improvements 1n anti-creepers for railroad rails.

r.lhe main object of the invention is to provide a light, simple and inexpensive anticreeper which may be readily and securely applied to the rail base and which is elective in resisting creeping.

l, Other objects are to provide an improved anti-Creeper of the type which fits only one side of the rail base; to provide an ant1- Creeper of this type having improved means for holding it tothe rail base; to provide an anti-Creeper which dees not work loose after being applied but which may be readily revmoved if desired; and to provide an .anti' having a pin Creeper of this character fit within an adapted to have a driving opening in the rail.

ln the accompanying drawings, l have illustrated a simple and practical embodiment of the invention which represents a further development of the device disclosed in my Patent 1,140,345, issued May 18th, 1915, Serial Number 859,289, filed August 3l, 1914, renewed April 3rd, 1915, Serial Number 18,920.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a rear view ol the anti-creeper showing the rail in section. l? 2 is a side view thereof showing a portion of the rail in side elevaticn. Fig, 3 is a perspective view of the anti-Creeper. y

ln lF 'l and 2, the rail l is shown resting on one of the usual cross-ties 2. The anti-Creeper ori-ail anchor 3 is applied to one side only of the rail base. lt consists largely oi' a. jaw having upper and lower members 4, 5 respectively, the angle of which is such as to insure a firm frictional hold on the base flange of the rail when the anti-creepfr is driven onto said ilange, for example. to the position shown in Fig. 1 in be assumed to have been driven 'from the right. W' hen the anti-Creeper has been driven toward the left Specification o Letters Patent.

v Fatented Mar. le, talle. serial No. 17,615.

as far as possible, the vertical extension 6 thereof is brought ver7 close to, but not quite in contact with, the vertical web .of the rail base. lt could be in contact with said web but for variations in the individual anti-Creepers which necessarily arise in casting them in large numbers, and for other reasons, as a result ci which it is desirable to provide said clearance to insure the driving of the anti-creeper as :tar onto the rail as it will go before the vertical extension meets the vertical-web of the rail and prevents the anti-Creeper from being driven `lar enough' to spring the jaw somewhat and insure a firm grip of the base llange. Said anti-Creeper which is made preferably dot' malleable iron or suitable equivalent material, is reinforced adjacent to the small vend of the jaw by a heavy flange l whereby said springing action may take piace without breakage or without permanent distortion of the jaw. The casting has a. depending langevS formed integrally therewith and arranged preferably beneath the opening of the jaw, said flange being adapted to bear against the cross-tie 2 to transmit the creeping thrust thereto, being suitably reinforced forthis purpose by a flange or bracket 9.

ln order to maintain the anti-Creeper or anchor in the ellect-ive position to which it has been driven, l proride a suitable pin or rivet 10 which is driven through an opening in the vertical extension (l. rlhe proiecting end of said pin tapers somewhat and the pin itself is of such diameter as to insure a c riving fit within an opening which is drilled for the purpose in the vertical web ol" the rail. Said opening is conipnrativelv small and therefore nrt objectirnable, being 'usually about one-tonrth the diameter nl. the usual holes drilled :tor the bolts at 'the rail lioints. Hence. the expense oi dri ling and the damage to the rail are a minimum. The pin lits tightly within the opening .in the eX- tension G and hence may be inserted therein before the rail anchors are shipped. Hove ever, the preferred method is to ship the pin separately. The rail anchor may then be applied to the rail base and the openingl therein used as a templet to guide the drill which drills the hole in the web ol the ruil. The pin is thereafter dri-ven through both alined openings. `l

In prior instances where rail anchors have. been secured in place by pins gmesnig lie-Y through openings lin the web of the rail, the pins have been smaller than the opening, and have been provided with cotter pins or other positive locking devices to prevent withdrawal of said pins. rattling and tends to loosen the device due to the resulting vibration. ln certain of said prior devices, the'pin is of malleable iron constituting an integral part of the anchor, whereby said pin may be damaged in handling and in shipment, and whereby it would wear away rapidly if driven in and out of the opening more than once, so that it would not maintain a driving fit even if such fitwere intended originally, Vwhich vis not the case. My rail anchor may be taken from the rail and reapplied if desired, the driving ,tit of the pin being maintained even if dri. en in and out several tmes, and if the pineventually is worn enough to destroy the driving tit, a new pin maybe readily substituted. 'lhe expense of the pin is a small item; and since the casting may be reapplied to a rail as often as desired without impairing its qualities, the life of the anchor is extended indefinitely by simply renewing the pins, although where the anchor is once applied and left in posi.ion, no renewals of any kind are necessary for indefinite periods.

it is obvious that various changes 'may be made in the structure described, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

4For example, the opening in the rail need not necessarily be located in the vertical web, but may be otherwise located. The anchor need notnecessarily be Iliade as a lcasting, but of otherl material than castmetal. I desire, therefore, to cover in the appended claims whatever modified structures Jfall within the scope of the invention.

Having thus described my invention what Q I lclaim as new and desire to secure'by Letters Patent of the United States is:

l. The combination with a railroad rail, having an opening therein, of an antivcreeper applied thereto, and provided with a pin of such size as to have a driving fit in said opening, to aid in .securing said rail anchor in place.

The combination with" a railroad rail having an opening in the vertical web thereof, of an anti-Creeper, having a jaw which grips one tiange of the rail base, a pin car- -ried thereby adapted to have a driving lit in said opening' whereby said anti-creeper This produces is held to the lrail and means engaging a cross-tie to transmit the creeping thrust thereto.

3.' An anti-*Creeper comprising a single jaw for gripping one sideof a rail base, a tie-abutting iange and a projection arranged to have a driving fit in an opening'in the web of the rail.

4. A rail anchor comprising a single jaw arranged to fit over one sidev of a rail base, and a pin carried thereby adapted to have a vdriving fit in an opening vin said rail, said pin being removable from said rail anchor whereby it may be replacedwhen necessary.

5. A rail-anchor comprising an integral casting inthe form oi' -a jaw for gripping one side only of a rail base, a downwardly extending flange arranged directly below the opening-of said jaw, means for reinforcing the small part ot' said jaw, 'an integral 'extension on the upper part of said jaw, and a tapering. steel rivet passing through an opening therein.

6. 'lhe combination with a railroad rail having aJ small opening in the vertical web thereof, of an anti-Creeper which tits one side of the rail base and has an extension arranged parallel and adjacent to said web,

` and having an opening therein 1n alinement with the opening in said web and a pin passing through both of said openings and serving by its frictional contact with said web 'to maintain itself in position and secure the rail anchor in place.

7. The combination with a railroad rail having an opening therein, 'of an anti- Creeper which maintains a v'frictional hold s thereon and has an openlng therein aimed with said first opening and a pin fitting within'the second opening andadapted to have a driving fit in said first opening t lock said anti-creeper in place.

8. The combination with a railroad rail of an anti-creeper applied thereto, and a pin fitting within an opening in said rail, said pin being independent of said anti-Creeper structurally, but coperating therewith to maintain it on the rail base.

In witness'whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

PHILIP W. Moonn.

Witnesses: Y

F. A. Poor, D. J ..EvANs. 

